Organic gardening is a natural approach to growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and other plants without relying on synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Explore practical organic gardening tips, soil-building methods, composting, natural pest control, and sustainable techniques for creating a healthy, productive home garden.
Pill bugs and sowbugs don’t usually become a problem until damp conditions and plenty of cover make seedling beds especially inviting. With smart moisture management and natural control, you can protect tender seedlings and cut down on seedling damage without harsh chemicals.
Sacrificial plantings are a simple companion strategy that can help protect vulnerable crops by luring pests toward a more tempting decoy. With smart placement and timing, this form of pest diversion can reduce damage and strengthen your garden defense.
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Essential Concepts: Plant close only when mature size, airflow, and root space still hold. Dense permaculture beds work best with mixed growth habits, staggered harvests, and room for pruning.
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Rhubarb’s tough rhizomes allow it to withstand disease and pest damage, yet poor soil or moisture conditions, or the presence of disease-causing fungi or insects, can wreak havoc with harvests. As early morning watering can reduce fungal and bacterial diseases, and recommended insecticides when necessary, early watering of garden plants should also help avoid crowding, which may encourage rot and other issues. Curculios Plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) is an early season pest of apple, pear, apricot, plum and other pome and stone fruits and can lead to significant losses if left uncontrolled. This weevil, belonging to the curculionidae family, can
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Discover how a simple hotbed can give your seedlings a warm head start, even when the weather is still cold. With layers of compost or manure generating natural heat, it’s an easy, old-fashioned way to grow crops out of season.
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JADAM promotes ultra-low cost agriculture by teaching farmers to make their own inputs at lower costs than commercial products. JADAM utilizes local resources and uses effective, eco-friendly techniques that respect ecological systems. Food scraps or wild grass clippings provide us with all of the ingredients to create JADAM liquid fertilizers – and making your own is simple! Soil Health Assembling the necessary agricultural inputs is key to your garden’s success. No matter your level of experience as a grower or newcomer, understanding soil health and organic fertilizers is critical to successful gardening. Soil health (also called soil quality) is a
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